On 11/22/2011 08:12 AM, Brian F. G. Bidulock wrote: >> Lorenzo, : >> >> To do the least little thing, you have to get rid of the legacy >> first. It is obvious from the code. So, my question, under >> the current "managmement", why has this not happenned? For so >> many years. My only conclusion is that the current "management" >> is incapable of doing it for one reason or another. >> >> --brian > One of the best ways to get started actually contributing to KiCad is to > offer byte sized > patches which concentrate on one or two public member fields, and provides > accessors for > these, making the fields protected or private. I cannot tell you how many of > these kinds > of patches that Wayne and I have made. I did scores of them in 2008. Wayne > has done more > than that in the last two years. > > This procedure, if continued by enough man-hours, would transition KiCad more > in the > direction of an object oriented design. We remember that KiCad was > originally C code not > C++. So it has been in evolution for the last several years, all the while > churning out > boards that we all benefit from. > > Current "management" is incapable of doing this because current management is > not paid > enough to work on this project full time. To help with this evolution, the > door is open > to more volunteers. The product of the work should be reasonably sized > patches, > addressing one or two fields at a time. Even doing this, these are sometimes > thousand > line patches. > > No disagreement on the need. Just in attitude, and willingness to contribute > in a way > that is appropriate. > > > Dick
After further consideration, I revise my position, and tend towards Brian's point of view. There is NEW code being written that is not being respectful or our goal towards effective C++. Specifically new code is adding public members, and not using accessors. In fact, I would say a considerable amount of new code. I no longer have any answers to this problem. We have to get more buy in from others in the project, including Jean-Pierre. Dick _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
